Biography & Memoir
Our award-winning Biography and Memoir list profiles remarkable lives across history, science, the arts and politics – from Grace Spence Green’s To Exist As I Am and Raja Shehadeh’s We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I to acclaimed biographies of John le Carré and Francis Crick. Perfect for readers seeking true stories and narrative non-fiction.
Anquetil, Alone
Paul Fournel
The legend of Jacques Anquetil, controversial French cycling star of the 60s, told through the eyes of novelist and childhood Anquetil fan Paul Fourne…
American Heiress
Jeffrey Toobin
A thrilling account of a crime that defined a decade from the bestselling author of The Run of His Life (the book behind The People v. O.J. Simpson)
The Hardmen
The Velominati
Stories of the toughest cyclists of all time, told by The Velominati, originators of The Rules
Sound
Bella Bathurst
An astonishing personal journey from hearing to deafness and back again helps Bella Bathurst explore what sound, listening and silence mean to us
The Durrells of Corfu
Michael Haag
The recent TV award winning adaption The Durrells left its 7 million fans with questions: What happened to the family – and what took them to Corfu in…
Superfast, Primetime, Ultimate Nation
Adam Roberts
A compelling portrait of modern India – and where it should go next.
Where the Line is Drawn
Raja Shehadeh
'Brilliantly evokes the Palestinian tragedy by way of a complex friendship. This is a fiercely intelligent and honest account.' – Ian McEwan
Notes on Blindness
John Hull
A unique and moving account of one man coming to terms with losing his sight – the film adaptation received 3 BAFTA nominations including Best British…
Our Revolution
Bernie Sanders
An inside account of Sanders' extraordinary campaign – and a blueprint for future political action.
Treasure Palaces
Maggie Fergusson
From Julian Barnes to Ali Smith, great writers give us personal tours of the museums they treasure
Hinterland
Chris Mullin
A wry and revealing political memoir from the man behind the celebrated diaries: A View from the Foothills, A Walk-On Part and Decline & Fall
Billions to Bust and Back
Thor Bjorgolfsson
Part confessional, part masterclass – an exuberant manifesto for entrepreneurship by Iceland's first billionaire Thor Bjorgolfsson, written with…
My Grandfather's Gallery
Anne Sinclair
Anne Sinclair weaves a captivating story of great art, loss, oppression and triumph from her grandfather's life.
Homage to Gaia
James Lovelock
A new edition of the celebrated thinker James Lovelock's autobiography
Vet in Green Pastures
Hugh Lasgarn
A newly qualified vet records his adventures in his first posting at a veterinary practice in the Welsh Borders.
Nijinsky
Lucy Moore
The first major biography for forty years tells the tragic story of ballet's great revolutionary, Nijinsky – now in paperback.